# 2019 World Para Swimming Championships

The 2019 World Para Swimming Championships was the tenth edition of the World Para Swimming Championships run by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The championships were held from February to June in seven countries across five continents and served as a qualifying event for Paralympic swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The event was sponsored by Allianz.
In 2017, the IPC announced that the event would be hosted in Kuching, Malaysia. However, on 27 January 2019, Malaysia were stripped of their hosting rights because their government refused to allow Israeli athletes into the country to compete.
On 15 April 2019, London, United Kingdom was announced as the new host for the championships, now rescheduled to take place from 9 - 15 September.

## Host selection

In September 2017, World Para Swimming (formerly IPC Swimming) granted hosting rights to Kuching, Malaysia, who prevailed over a bid from London in Great Britain. The award was made with the understanding that they would permit all qualified athletes to compete. In 2019, as part of a solidarity move with the Palestinian National Authority, Malaysia announced that they would ban Israeli athletes from entering the event in a move that was supported by 29 Malaysian non-governmental organizations. The Malaysian Paralympic Council said they were following a Malaysian government policy to bar Israelis from competition as Malaysia bans Israeli passport holders from entering the country. After a meeting held in London, the IPC decreed that this was a politically motivated exclusion and stripped Malaysia of their hosting rights. This came after an Israel Foreign Affairs Ministry statement saying the ban of Israeli athletes was "shameful and totally opposes the Olympic spirit". Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad stood by the decision, calling Israel "a country which does not obey international laws" and said "I don't understand because the world has the power but still has to listen to Israel."
The IPC requested bids as stand-in hosts by 11 February. London was selected to host the championships at the Queen Elizabeth Park in April 2019.

## Participating nations

637 swimmers from 73 nations participated.
* Argentina (10)
* Australia (34)
* Austria (4)
* Azerbaijan (3)
* Belarus (12)
* Belgium (1)
* Brazil (26)
* Canada (18)
* Chile (3)
* China (41)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (6)
* Croatia (5)
* Cyprus (1)
* Czech Republic (8)
* Denmark (3)
* Dominican Republic (1)
* Egypt (8)
* El Salvador (1)
* Estonia (4)
* Finland (5)
* France (10)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (15)
* Great Britain (24) Host nation
* Greece (14)
* Honduras (1)
* Hong Kong (8)
* Hungary (8)
* Iceland (6)
* India (1)
* Indonesia (4)
* Iran (3)
* Ireland (8)
* Israel (9)
* Italy (22)
* Japan (14)
* Kazakhstan (11)
* Kenya (2)
* Laos (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Lithuania (2)
* Malaysia (5)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (17)
* Montenegro (1)
* Myanmar (1)
* Namibia (1)
* Nepal (2)
* Netherlands (11)
* New Zealand (7)
* Nigeria (1)
* Norway (4)
* Panama (1)
* Peru (2)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (10)
* Portugal (9)
* Russia (52)
* Serbia (1)
* Singapore (5)
* Slovakia (1)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (7)
* South Korea (4)
* Spain (37)
* Sweden (6)
* Switzerland (3)
* Thailand (5)
* Turkey (8)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (43)
* United States (17)
* Uzbekistan (7)

## Events

The series was held at venues in seven countries. Events commenced on 15 February in Melbourne, Australia. Further events were held in April in Indianapolis, São Paulo and Glasgow, in May in Singapore, in May and June in Lignano Sabbiadoro, and in Berlin on 9 June.
The championships served as one of the qualifying events for swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

### Medal table

The medals table as of day 7.
* Host nation (Great Britain)
2019 World Para Swimming Championships medal table :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 20 | 18 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR)* | 19 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 18 | 15 | 21 | 54 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 17 | 22 | 16 | 55 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 14 | 16 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 13 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Belarus (BLR) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Colombia (COL) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 | Mexico (MEX) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 15 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Greece (GRE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 |
| 18 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 19 | Singapore (SGP) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 21 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 27 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 32 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | Totals (37 entries) | 161 | 159 | 163 | 483 |

## Broken records

A total of 188 records were broken during the Championships: 39 World records, 55 Championship records, 22 African and Oceanian records, 21 Asian records, 17 American records and 12 European records.

### World records

| Event | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Date |
| Men's 50m breaststroke SB1 | Final | Aliaksei Talai | Belarus | 1:26.09 | 9 September |
| Women's 400m freestyle S12 | Final | Rebecca Meyers | United States | 4:22.34 | 9 September |
| Women's 400m freestyle S6 | Final | Jiang Yuyan | China | 5:13.32 | 9 September |
| Men's 200m freestyle S14 | Final | Reece Dunn | Great Britain | 1:52.96 | 9 September |
| Men's 100m freestyle S9 | Final | Simone Barlaam | Italy | 54.10 | 9 September |
| Men's 100m breaststroke SB5 | Final | Andrei Granichka | Russia | 1:27.15 | 9 September |
| Men's 100m freestyle S4 | Final | Roman Zhdanov | Russia | 1:21.28 | 10 September |
| Men's 100m backstroke S9 | Final | Simone Barlaam | Italy | 1:01.22 | 10 September |
| Women's 100m backstroke S8 | Final | Alice Tai | Great Britain | 1:08.04 | 10 September |
| Men's 400m freestyle S7 | Final | Mark Malyar | Israel | 4:33.64 | 10 September |
| Women's 100m backstroke S11 | Final | Wang Xinyi | China | 1:16.40 | 10 September |
| Mixed 4x50m medley relay 20pts | Final | Peng Qiuping Song Lingling Wang Jingang Wang Lichao | China | 2:32.59 | 10 September |
| Women's 200m individual medley SM6 | Final | Maisie Summers-Newton | Great Britain | 2:57.24 | 11 September |
| Men's 100m breaststroke SB14 | Final | Naohide Yamaguchi | Japan | 1:04.95 | 11 September |
| Women's 100m breaststroke SB11 | Final | Ma Jia | China | 1:22.36 | 11 September |
| Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 | Final | Carlos Serrano Zárate | Colombia | 1:11.31 | 11 September |
| Men's 100m backstroke S7 | Final | Bohdan Hrynenko | Ukraine | 1:08.92 | 12 September |
| Men's 50m backstroke S4 | Heat 1 | Roman Zhdanov | Russia | 41.50 | 12 September |
| Men's 200m individual medley SM11 | Final | Rogier Dorsman | Netherlands | 2:22.02 | 12 September |
| Women's 200m individual medley SM11 | Final | Liesette Bruinsma | Netherlands | 2:46.49 | 12 September |
| Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay S14 | Final | Jessica-Jane Applegate Reece Dunn Bethany Firth Thomas Hamer | Great Britain | 3:42.21 | 12 September |
| Men's 50m butterfly S5 | Final | Wang Lichao | China | 31.52 | 12 September |
| Women's 200m individual medley SM12 | Final | Rebecca Meyers | United States | 2:24.56 | 13 September |
| Men's 50m freestyle S4 | Final | Cameron Leslie | New Zealand | 37.14 | 13 September |
| Women's 4x100m medley relay | Final | Stephanie Millward Toni Shaw Alice Tai Brock Whiston | Great Britain | 4:36.31 | 13 September |
| Men's 50m backstroke S5 | Final | Wang Lichao | China | 32.59 | 14 September |
| Men's 200m individual medley SM14 | Final | Dai Tokairin | Japan | 2:08.16 | 14 September |
| Women's 200m individual medley SM8 | Final | Brock Whiston | Great Britain | 2:35.30 | 14 September |
| Men's 200m freestyle S4 | Final | Roman Zhdanov | Russia | 2:53.06 | 14 September |
| Women's 50m butterfly S6 | Final | Jiang Yuyan | China | 34.86 | 14 September |
| Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay | Final | Yaroslav Denysenko Kyrylo Garashchenko Maryna Piddubna Anna Stetsenko | Ukraine | 3:51.85 | 14 September |
| Women's 100m breaststroke SB6 | Final | Liu Daomin | China | 1:29.87 | 15 September |
| Women's 100m breaststroke SB8 | Final | Brock Whiston | Great Britain | 1:13.83 | 15 September |
| Men's 100m butterfly S14 | Final | Reece Dunn | Great Britain | 54.46 | 15 September |
| Women's 100m butterfly S14 | Final | Valeriia Shabalina | Russia | 1:03.68 | 15 September |
| Men's 50m breaststroke SB3 | Final | Efrem Morelli | Italy | 47.49 | 15 September |
| Men's 50m freestyle S7 | Final | Andrii Trusov | Ukraine | 27.07 | 15 September |
| Men's 50m freestyle S9 | Final | Simone Barlaam | Italy | 24.00 | 15 September |
| Women's 400m freestyle S11 | Final | Liesette Bruinsma | Netherlands | 5:02.19 | 15 September |

## Schedule

Purple squares mark final heats scheduled.
| Date → | Date → | 9 Mon | 10 Tues | 11 Wed | 12 Thurs | 13 Fri | 14 Sat | 15 Sun |
| 50m freestyle | Men Details | S5 S10 S11 | | S12 | | S4 S6 S8 | S3 | S7 S9 S13 |
| 50m freestyle | Women Details | S5 S10 S11 | | S12 | | S4 S6 S8 | | S7 S9 S13 |
| 100m freestyle | Men Details | S8 S9 | S4 S6 | S13 | S10 | S11 S12 | S7 | S5 |
| 100m freestyle | Women Details | S8 S9 | S4 S6 | S13 | S10 | S11 S12 | S7 | S3 S5 |
| 200m freestyle | Men Details | S14 | S5 | | S2 | | S4 | S3 |
| 200m freestyle | Women Details | S14 | S5 | | | | | |
| 400m freestyle | Men Details | S6 S13 | S7 | S10 | S8 | S9 | | S11 |
| 400m freestyle | Women Details | S6 S13 | S7 | S10 | S8 | S9 | | S11 |
| 50m backstroke | Men Details | | | | S3 S4 | S2 | S1 S5 | |
| 50m backstroke | Women Details | | | | S3 S4 | S2 | S5 | |
| 100m backstroke | Men Details | S12 | S8 S9 S11 S13 S14 | S1 S2 | S6 S7 | | S10 | |
| 100m backstroke | Women Details | S12 | S8 S9 S11 S13 S14 | S2 | S6 S7 | | S10 | |
| 50m breaststroke | Men Details | SB2 | | | | | | SB3 |
| 50m breaststroke | Women Details | | | | | | | SB3 |
| 100m breaststroke | Men Details | SB4 SB5 | | SB7 SB11 SB14 | SB12 SB13 | | SB9 | SB6 SB8 |
| 100m breaststroke | Women Details | SB4 SB5 | | SB7 SB11 SB14 | SB12 SB13 | | SB9 | SB6 SB8 |
| 50m butterfly | Men Details | S7 | | | S5 | | S6 | |
| 50m butterfly | Women Details | S7 | | | S5 | | S6 | |
| 100m butterfly | Men Details | | S12 | S8 S9 | | S10 | S11 S13 | S14 |
| 100m butterfly | Women Details | | | S8 S9 | | S10 | S13 | S14 |
| 150m individual medley | Men Details | | | SM4 | | | SM3 | |
| 150m individual medley | Women Details | | | SM4 | | | | |
| 200m individual medley | Men Details | | SM10 | SM6 | SM11 | SM7 SM13 | SM8 SM9 SM14 | |
| 200m individual medley | Women Details | | SM10 | SM6 | SM5 SM11 | SM7 SM13 | SM8 SM9 SM14 | |
| Freestyle relay | Details | | | Mixed 4x50m (20pts) | Mixed 4x50m (S14) | | Mixed 4x100m (20pts) | Men/Women 4x100m (34pts) |
| Medley relay | Details | | Mixed 4x50m (20pts) | | | Men/Women 4x100m (34pts) | | |

### Multi-medalists

List of male and female multi-medalists who have won three gold medals or five medals.

#### Men

| Name | Nation | Medals | Events |
| Ihar Boki | Belarus | Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Bronze | Men's 50m freestyle S13 Men's 100m freestyle S13 Men's 100m backstroke S13 Men's 100m butterfly S13 Men's 400m freestyle S13 Men's 200m individual medley SM13 Men's 100m breaststroke SB13 |
| Simone Barlaam | Italy | Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver | Men's 50m freestyle S9 Men's 100m freestyle S9 Men's 100m backstroke S9 Men's 100m butterfly S9 Men's 4x100m freestyle relay Men's 4x100m medley relay |
| Maksym Krypak | Ukraine | Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver | Men's 100m freestyle S10 Men's 100m backstroke S10 Men's 100m butterfly S10 Men's 400m freestyle S10 Men's 200m individual medley SM10 Men's 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Diego López Díaz | Mexico | Gold Gold Gold Gold | Men's 50m freestyle S3 Men's 50m backstroke S3 Men's 200m freestyle S3 Men's 150m individual medley SM3 |
| Wang Lichao | China | Gold Gold Gold Gold | Men's 50m backstroke S5 Men's 50m butterfly S5 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay Mixed 4x50m medley relay |
| Stefano Raimondi | Italy | Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver | Men's 50m freestyle S10 Men's 100m breaststroke SB9 Men's 4x100m freestyle relay Men's 100m freestyle S10 Men's 100m backstroke S10 Men's 100m butterfly Men's 200m individual medley SM10 Men's 4x100m medley relay |
| Yaroslav Denysenko | Ukraine | Gold Gold Gold Silver Bronze | Men's 100m freestyle S12 Men's 100m backstroke S12 Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay Men's 50m freestyle S12 Men's 100m butterfly S12 |
| Reece Dunn | Great Britain | Gold Gold Gold Silver | Men's 100m butterfly S14 Men's 200m freestyle S14 Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay S14 Men's 200m individual medley SM14 |
| Wang Jingang | China | Gold Gold Gold Silver | Men's 50m butterfly S6 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay Mixed 4x50m medley relay Men's 200m individual medley SM6 |
| Roman Zhdanov | Russia | Gold Gold Gold Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze | Men's 100m freestyle S4 Men's 200m freestyle S4 Men's 150m individual medley SM4 Men's 50m freestyle S4 Men's 50m backstroke S4 Men's 50m breaststroke SB3 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay |
| Nelson Crispín | Colombia | Gold Gold Gold Bronze Bronze | Men's 50m freestyle S6 Men's 100m freestyle S6 Men's 100m breaststroke SB6 Men's 50m butterfly S6 Men's 200m individual medley SM6 |
| Carlos Serrano Zárate | Colombia | Gold Gold Gold Bronze | Men's 100m freestyle S7 Men's 100m breaststroke SB7 Men's 200m individual medley SM7 Men's 50m butterfly S7 |
| Andrei Kalina | Russia | Gold Gold Gold | Men's 100m breaststroke SB8 Men's 200m individual medley SM9 Men's 4x100m medley relay |
| Alexander Makarov | Russia | Gold Gold Gold | Men's 50m backstroke S2 Men's 100m backstroke S2 Men's 200m freestyle S2 |
| Dimosthenis Michalentzakis | Greece | Gold Gold Gold | Men's 50m freestyle S8 Men's 100m freestyle S8 Men's 100m butterfly S8 |
| Antonio Fantin | Italy | Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver Silver | Men's 400m freestyle S6 Men's 4x100m freestyle relay Men's 50m freestyle S6 Men's 100m freestyle S6 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay Mixed 4x50m medley relay |
| Francesco Bocciardo | Italy | Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze | Men's 100m freestyle S5 Men's 200m freestyle S5 Men's 50m freestyle S5 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay Men's 100m breaststroke SB4 |
| Andrii Trusov | Ukraine | Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze | Men's 50m freestyle S7 Men's 400m freestyle S7 Men's 4x100m freestyle relay Men's 100m freestyle S7 Men's 200m individual medley SM7 |
| Takayuki Suzuki | Japan | Silver Silver Silver Silver Bronze | Men's 50m freestyle S4 Men's 100m freestyle S4 Men's 200m freestyle S4 Men's 50m breaststroke SB3 Men's 150m individual medley SM4 |

#### Women

| Name | Nation | Medals | Events |
| Alice Tai | Great Britain | Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold Gold | Women's 50m freestyle S8 Women's 100m freestyle S8 Women's 100m backstroke S8 Women's 100m butterfly S8 Women's 400m freestyle S8 Women's 4x100m freestyle relay Women's 4x100m medley relay |
| Carlotta Gilli | Italy | Gold Gold Gold Gold Silver Bronze | Women's 50m freestyle S13 Women's 100m freestyle S13 Women's 100m backstroke S13 Women's 200m individual medley SM13 Women's 100m butterfly S13 Women's 400m freestyle S13 |
| Sophie Pascoe | New Zealand | Gold Gold Gold Gold | Women's 50m freestyle S9 Women's 100m freestyle S9 Women's 100m backstroke S9 Women's 100m butterfly S9 |
| Brock Whiston | Great Britain | Gold Gold Gold Gold | Women's 100m breaststroke SB8 Women's 200m individual medley SM8 Women's 4x100m freestyle relay Women's 4x100m medley relay |
| Valeriia Shabalina | Russia | Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze | Women's 100m butterfly S14 Women's 200m freestyle S14 Women's 200m individual medley SM14 Women's 100m backstroke S14 Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay S14 Women's 100m breaststroke SB14 |
| Liesette Bruinsma | Netherlands | Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver | Women's 100m freestyle S11 Women's 400m freestyle S11 Women's 200m individual medley SM11 Women's 50m freestyle S11 Women's 100m breaststroke SB11 |
| Leanne Smith | United States | Gold Gold Gold Silver | Women's 50m breaststroke SB3 Women's 100m freestyle S3 Women's 150m individual medley SM4 Women's 50m backstroke S3 |
| Jiang Yuyan | China | Gold Gold Gold Bronze Bronze | Women's 50m butterfly S6 Women's 100m freestyle S6 Women's 400m freestyle S6 Women's 50m freestyle S6 Women's 100m backstroke S6 |
| Tully Kearney | Great Britain | Gold Gold Gold | Women's 50m freestyle S5 Women's 100m freestyle S5 Women's 200m freestyle S5 |
| Yelyzaveta Mereshko | Ukraine | Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver Bronze | Women's 50m freestyle S6 Women's 100m breaststroke SB5 Women's 100m freestyle S6 Women's 400m freestyle S6 Women's 200m individual medley SM6 Mixed 4x50m medley relay |
| McKenzie Coan | United States | Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver | Women's 100m freestyle S7 Women's 400m freestyle S7 Women's 50m freestyle S7 Women's 4x100m freestyle relay Women's 4x100m medley relay |
| Arianna Talamona | Italy | Gold Gold Silver Silver Silver | Women's 50m butterfly S5 Women's 200m individual medley SM5 Women's 100m freestyle S5 Women's 200m freestyle S5 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay |
| Toni Shaw | Great Britain | Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay Women's 4x100m medley relay Women's 100m butterfly S9 Women's 400m freestyle S9 Women's 100m freestyle S9 Women's 200m individual medley SM9 |
| Arjola Trimi | Italy | Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze | Women's 50m freestyle S4 Women's 100m freestyle S4 Mixed 4x50m freestyle relay Mixed 4x50m medley relay Women's 50m backstroke S4 Women's 150m individual medley SM4 |
| Maryna Piddubna | Ukraine | Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze | Women's 50m freestyle S11 Mixed 4x100m freestyle relay Women's 100m freestyle S11 Women's 200m individual medley SM11 Women's 100m backstroke S11 |
| Aurelie Rivard | Canada | Gold Gold Silver Bronze Bronze | Women's 50m freestyle S10 Women's 100m freestyle S10 Women's 400m freestyle S10 Women's 100m backstroke S10 Women's 4x100m freestyle relay |
| Jessica Long | United States | Silver Silver Silver Silver Silver Bronze | Women's 100m freestyle S8 Women's 100m butterfly S8 Women's 200m individual medley SM8 Women's 4x100m freestyle relay Women's 4x100m medley relay Women's 400m freestyle S8 |